Introduction
The second half of September 2021 witnessed 10 labor and social protests, divided into:
Four labor protests and six social protests.
The most important protest is represented in: the strike launched by the Universal Company for Electrical Appliances and Metal Industries, in protest against the irregular payment of their wages. The protest is still in progress.
It is noteworthy that the police forces arrested two workers from the company to pressure for dispersing the strike.
First: Details on the social protests
| Kind of protests | Number of protests | Details of the protest | The geographical region | The protesting sector |
| Collective complaint | 1 | A collective complaint filed by the people of the city of Matariya in Daqahlyia governorate as a distress call for the frequent water cuts | Mataryia, Daqahlyia governorate | Residents and residential neighborhoods sector |
| Sit-in | 1 | An open sit-in organized by Yemeni students on scholarships in Egypt, in front of the Cultural Attaché building, to demand their overdue dues | The Yemeni Cultural Attaché – Giza | Refugees and Diaspora communities |
| Collective complaint | 1 | “Heliopolis Heritage” Initiative is compling collective signatures to stop the destruction of Maryland Park, the cutting down of trees on Nehru Street, and the construction of a axis in the Gesr al-Suez area | Cairo, Heliopolis | Residents and residential neighborhoods sector |
| Collective complaint | 1 | A collective complaint by the people of the Max area in Alexandria, protesting the demolition of their homes | El-Max, Alexandria |
Residents and residential neighborhoods sector |
| Collective complaint | 1 | A collective complaint filed by the PhD and MA holders, demanding to be appointed in the state’s administrative apparatus | Cairo | Academic and masters sector |
| Suicide | 1 | A young man committed suicide after passing through a financial crisis | Shebin Al-Qanater, Qaliobyia | Residents and residential neighborhoods sector |
Second: Details on the labor and professional protests:
| Kind of protests | Number of protests | Details of the protest | The geographical region | The protesting sector |
| Gathering | 1 | A group of agricultural employees in Ismailia gathered to demand the dismissal of the director | Ismailyia | Government sector employees |
| Collective complaint | 1 | A collective complaint filed by the workers of the special funds at “Al-Saf Educational ” Administration protesting the delay in their salaries | Al-Saf, Helwan | Government sector employees |
| Strike | 1 | About 2,500 workers of Universal Electrical Appliances went on strike to protest the irregular payment of their wages | Giza | Private Sector employees |
| Collective complaint | 1 | A number of workers and agents in the General Company for Ceramic and Chinese Products “Shini”, one of the subsidiaries of the Holding Company for Metallurgical Industries, complained of monopolization and price hikes | Cairo | Metallurgical workers |
